Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

cross-country

adverb
 
 
/ˌkrɒsˈkʌn.tri/ US  /ˌkrɑːs-/

Definition

across the length of a country: After high school we bought a camper van and travelled cross-country for two months.Direction of motionPoints of the compassThrough, across, opposite and against
(Definition of cross-country adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of cross-country